Comments on: being vegan is my business, not yours http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: kim amlong http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-271265 kim amlong Thu, 20 May 2010 01:07:04 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-271265 Hi, My partner and I are vegans and are thinking of spending some time in Costa Rica. Can you tell me if it is difficult to find whole grain products such as flour and brown rice. Are there any soy products there? And, is it difficult to find organic fruits and vegetables? Thanks for your time. I really appreciate it. Kim Hi,

My partner and I are vegans and are thinking of spending some time in Costa Rica. Can you tell me if it is difficult to find whole grain products such as flour and brown rice. Are there any soy products there? And, is it difficult to find organic fruits and vegetables?

Thanks for your time. I really appreciate it. Kim

]]> By: Sam http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-263882 Sam Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:05:56 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-263882 Okay... here's what pisses me off..... I really can't stand it when people tell me.... "But God put meat on this Earth for humans to enjoy." YEA!!! OF COURSE HE DID!! But did he say eat it or burn in HELL??? NO. I've been a vegetarian for about a year and a half now... my dad took me hunting... and well that's enough of that. Just thought I'd drop buy. Okay… here’s what pisses me off….. I really can’t stand it when people tell me…. “But God put meat on this Earth for humans to enjoy.” YEA!!! OF COURSE HE DID!! But did he say eat it or burn in HELL??? NO. I’ve been a vegetarian for about a year and a half now… my dad took me hunting… and well that’s enough of that. Just thought I’d drop buy.

]]> By: Boyd http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Boyd Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:24:40 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-645 You call that a rant? Sounds more like a "you're making me cross, so I'm gonna stamp my foot." :p And if that's not enough teasing for you, let me quote some of my favorite T-shirts...yes, T-shirts: "Vegetables: what Food eats." "Vegetarian: old Indian word for 'Bad Hunter'" And my favorite, from <a href="http://www.saltlickbbq.com/" rel="nofollow">The Salt Lick Barbecue Restaurant</a> in Driftwood, TX: "I didn't get to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian." And my 14-year-old daughter rolls her eyes every time I wear one of them. She hasn't labeled herself (yet), but she's functionally a vegan. I've obviously failed as a parent. You call that a rant? Sounds more like a “you’re making me cross, so I’m gonna stamp my foot.” :p

And if that’s not enough teasing for you, let me quote some of my favorite T-shirts…yes, T-shirts:

“Vegetables: what Food eats.”

“Vegetarian: old Indian word for ‘Bad Hunter’”

And my favorite, from The Salt Lick Barbecue Restaurant in Driftwood, TX:

“I didn’t get to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian.”

And my 14-year-old daughter rolls her eyes every time I wear one of them. She hasn’t labeled herself (yet), but she’s functionally a vegan. I’ve obviously failed as a parent.

]]> By: Ben http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Ben Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:23:48 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-639 It's been suggested the development of the human brain might be attributable to the fatty acids got from eating meat (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalization" rel="nofollow">encephalization</a>). Personally I'm comfortable with eating meat. Especially MacDonalds flavoured meat heh. Anyway, there's a veggie restaurant not far from where I'm living in Heredia, I'll get the name & address for you guys next time I'm wandering around if you like. It’s been suggested the development of the human brain might be attributable to the fatty acids got from eating meat (encephalization).

Personally I’m comfortable with eating meat. Especially MacDonalds flavoured meat heh.

Anyway, there’s a veggie restaurant not far from where I’m living in Heredia, I’ll get the name & address for you guys next time I’m wandering around if you like.

]]> By: Troy Spier http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Troy Spier Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:38:38 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-638 People only attack the lifestyles of others because of their own ignorance. Whoever attacks you for the food you eat obviously does not understand the facts you presented in this blog, and they also do not easily accept the lifestyles of others, which could include the food you eat or religion, philosophy, orientation, cultures, etc. I know it gets tough sometimes when people gang up on you about it, but just remember that it doesn't make them better people for teaming up on you about something as simple as the food you eat. People only attack the lifestyles of others because of their own ignorance. Whoever attacks you for the food you eat obviously does not understand the facts you presented in this blog, and they also do not easily accept the lifestyles of others, which could include the food you eat or religion, philosophy, orientation, cultures, etc. I know it gets tough sometimes when people gang up on you about it, but just remember that it doesn’t make them better people for teaming up on you about something as simple as the food you eat.

]]> By: Erin http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Erin Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:08:57 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-636 It's okay, Danny. That's not what I was talking about. :) Please don't get me wrong: I love curiousity. I love when people are genuinely interested in being a veggie. I love answering questions! What I don't love is when people attack, accuse, or otherwise try to malign my veganism. I promise that I know more about my own body and nutrition than anyone else, and I don't like having to go on the defensive. It's all in the presentation... if someone says "Ohh, you're vegan?! Wow! Is that hard?", it's extremely different from someone saying, "You're <em>vegan</em>!?! Why would you want to do that? You must not get any protein." Grr. It’s okay, Danny. That’s not what I was talking about. :)

Please don’t get me wrong: I love curiousity. I love when people are genuinely interested in being a veggie. I love answering questions! What I don’t love is when people attack, accuse, or otherwise try to malign my veganism. I promise that I know more about my own body and nutrition than anyone else, and I don’t like having to go on the defensive.

It’s all in the presentation… if someone says “Ohh, you’re vegan?! Wow! Is that hard?”, it’s extremely different from someone saying, “You’re vegan!?! Why would you want to do that? You must not get any protein.” Grr.

]]> By: Daniel Nicolas http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Daniel Nicolas Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2006/08/being-vegan-is-my-business/#comment-635 hey, hey i'm here to apologize for the whole group that was joking about bbq'd puppies. 8) hehe... no really, i think you're right here, but from their perspective, it is quite different from the staus quo, we suddenly are curious why you are different from us, by choice too! And sometimes that curiosity becomes very politically incorrect. hey, hey
i’m here to apologize for the whole group that was joking about bbq’d puppies.

8) hehe…

no really, i think you’re right here, but from their perspective, it is quite different from the staus quo, we suddenly are curious why you are different from us, by choice too! And sometimes that curiosity becomes very politically incorrect.

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